Golf Course Worker at Hylands Golf Club

WHO WE ARE

The Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS) supports the Canadian Armed Forces members and their families wherever they are in the world through the provision of fitness, recreation and leisure activities, family and charitable support, retail as well as personal financial services. We offer our employees the opportunity to work with a purpose every day in an inclusive, healthy, respectful and rewarding work environment.

THE ROLE

Since its inception, Hylands Golf Club has matured into a top-quality golf facility that offers a full range of services and amenities to its 1200 members and their guests. A true jewel among Canadian Forces golf facilities, Hylands continues to host numerous regional, national and international events. As part of CFMWS, our mandate is to provide affordable golf to our local military personnel and their families.

If you enjoy the outdoors and want to work in a first-class golf course setting with a dynamic team, Hylands Golf Club is the perfect place to work. As an integral part of the ground’s maintenance department, as a golf course worker, you will be trained on different equipment in order to maintain all playing surfaces on a 36-hole golf course. You will maintain greens, tee box areas, turf on fairways, sand traps and rough. You will also maintain and repair golf course outbuildings, fences, bridges, nets and screens and repair and fill fairway and tee divots.

As the golf course worker, you will also be responsible for basic horticultural duties such as planting and pruning trees, shrubs and flowers, creating and maintaining flowerbeds, laying sod and applying water. Come work at Hylands Golf Club for the opportunity to gain great outdoor working experience and a possible future career within our company.

QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED

Education, Certifications and Licenses

An acceptable combination of education, training, and experience will also be considered

AND

Valid driver’s license class G (Ontario) or equivalent

Experience

In landscaping or golf course maintenance
In operating specialized turf care equipment

Knowledge

Of grounds keeping practices and techniques
Of health and safety practices
Of golf game rules and strategies

Competencies, Skills and Abilities

Client focus, organizational knowledge, communication, innovation, teamwork and leadership.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Bilingual Essential

Reading: Functional

Writing: None

Oral: Functional

BENEFITS AVAILABLE

Health Benefits: Drug coverage, travel insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.

Work Life Balance: A wide range of paid/unpaid leave, including paid vacation, family related leave and personal days.

Retirement Planning: A Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Group Savings Plans.

Learning and Development: Tuition Assistance Program and Advanced Learning Program, payment of professional association memberships, online learning opportunities and second language training.

Perks: Discounts through CF One Member Appreciation.

OTHER INFORMATION

This unionized position is open to all interested parties. Preference will be granted in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the UFCW local 175 bargaining unit at CFSG Ottawa-Gatineau.

Multiple positions available:

• Seasonal Full Time
• The anticipated Term of this position is: April – November
• Hours of Work: 37.5 – 40 hours per pay period

Hylands Golf Club Job Fair

You are invited to the Hylands Job Fair. This is a great opportunity to connect with a CFMWS recruiter, meet the Hylands Team and interview for various positions available at the Hylands Golf Club.

When: Friday 17 March 2023 10am – 4pm and Saturday 18 March 2023 10am – 3pm

Where: 2101 Alert Road, Ottawa, ON

START DATE

3 April 2023

INCLUSION AND ACCOMMODATION

CFMWS is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and accessible environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who can help us build a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live. Accommodations are available to all candidates identifying a need during all or any parts of the selection process.